Examines the impact of media and social institutions on a woman’s attitude toward her body. The Studio Class discusses aspects of diversity in the female body and our national obsession with thinness. Students discuss gender-related weight and food issues, how body perceptions influences sexuality and power, and...

Examines the impact of media and social institutions on a woman’s attitude toward her body. The Studio Class discusses aspects of diversity in the female body and our national obsession with thinness. Students discuss gender-related weight and food issues, how body perceptions influences sexuality and power, and how social action might help women win back control of their bodies. Interview: Demetria Iazzetto, contributor to The New Our Bodies,...Examines the impact of media and social institutions on a woman’s attitude toward her body. The Studio Class discusses aspects of diversity in the female body and our national obsession with thinness. Students discuss gender-related weight and food issues, how body perceptions influences sexuality and power, and how social action might help women win back control of their bodies. Interview: Demetria Iazzetto, contributor to The New Our Bodies, Ourselves: Updated and Expanded for the 90’s.
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Explores the scope of violence against women. The Studio Class discusses the difficulties in recognizing and talking about violence aimed at women. Students offer several theories on the source of violence, and discussion touches on ways of both challenging and dealing with all the stakeholders involved in this s...

Explores the scope of violence against women. The Studio Class discusses the difficulties in recognizing and talking about violence aimed at women. Students offer several theories on the source of violence, and discussion touches on ways of both challenging and dealing with all the stakeholders involved in this situation. Interviews: Stephanie Riger, coauthor of The Female Fear and Coordinator of Women’s Studies (University of Illinois-Chicago...Explores the scope of violence against women. The Studio Class discusses the difficulties in recognizing and talking about violence aimed at women. Students offer several theories on the source of violence, and discussion touches on ways of both challenging and dealing with all the stakeholders involved in this situation. Interviews: Stephanie Riger, coauthor of The Female Fear and Coordinator of Women’s Studies (University of Illinois-Chicago), Ranjana Bhargava and Lee Maglaya of Apna Ghar (Chicago)
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Examines work-related issues particular to women. The Studio Class discusses work-related issues from several angles, including the impact of the economic-political system on women, segregation by gender and race in the workplace, and the impact of status on prestige, power, and privilege. Students discuss how w...

Examines work-related issues particular to women. The Studio Class discusses work-related issues from several angles, including the impact of the economic-political system on women, segregation by gender and race in the workplace, and the impact of status on prestige, power, and privilege. Students discuss how women can network, mentor, and advocate for change in the workplace. Interviews: Melissa Josephs, Policy Associate, and Shelia Rogers, D...Examines work-related issues particular to women. The Studio Class discusses work-related issues from several angles, including the impact of the economic-political system on women, segregation by gender and race in the workplace, and the impact of status on prestige, power, and privilege. Students discuss how women can network, mentor, and advocate for change in the workplace. Interviews: Melissa Josephs, Policy Associate, and Shelia Rogers, Director of Participant Services for the Keys to Success Program at Women Employed, Eileen Kreutz, Training Coordinator at Chicago Women in Trades
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Defines legal and institutional strategies for challenging sexual harassment.
The Studio Class examines the various forms of sexual harassment and shares their experiences with it. Discussion covers the place of laws, gender roles, and bureaucratic procedures and policies in warding off sexual harassment. Individ...

Defines legal and institutional strategies for challenging sexual harassment.
The Studio Class examines the various forms of sexual harassment and shares their experiences with it. Discussion covers the place of laws, gender roles, and bureaucratic procedures and policies in warding off sexual harassment. Individual, legal, and institutional strategies for coping with existing harassment are shared. Interviews: Randall Gold, Attorney, the firm o...Defines legal and institutional strategies for challenging sexual harassment.
The Studio Class examines the various forms of sexual harassment and shares their experiences with it. Discussion covers the place of laws, gender roles, and bureaucratic procedures and policies in warding off sexual harassment. Individual, legal, and institutional strategies for coping with existing harassment are shared. Interviews: Randall Gold, Attorney, the firm of Lawrence, Kamin, Saunders, and Uhlenhop (Chicago), Mary Mittler, Vice-President for Student Affairs, Oakton Community College (Skokie, IL), Joe Connelly, Instructor, Self-Empowerment Group
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Explores societal expectations of motherhood. The lesson takes a look at the demands society places on mothers. The lesson describes the impact these demands have on our lives and offers strategies for modifying the more restrictive expectations traditionally associated with motherhood. Interview: Amy Blumenthal,...

Explores societal expectations of motherhood. The lesson takes a look at the demands society places on mothers. The lesson describes the impact these demands have on our lives and offers strategies for modifying the more restrictive expectations traditionally associated with motherhood. Interview: Amy Blumenthal, author of Scrambled eggs and seed daddies: conversation with my son, Empathy, Gay and Lesbian Advocacy Research Project.